Ecuador vs Upper middle income: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Ecuador
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 25.0% against 16.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 8.2% | 4.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 6.5% | 1.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.3% | 6.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 15.0% | 6.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Ecuador or Upper middle income?
- Ecuador, at 25.0% against 16.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Ecuador and Upper middle income?
- 8.8%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Upper middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Upper middle income rank globally for fuel imports?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.